Little Rabbit and the Moon by Inda Ahmad Zahri. Illus. by Claire Wee

This delightful bedtime story will provide joy and comfort to younger children. Told in well-constructed lyrical rhyming text, the story begins with the moon shining brightly on little Rabbit who should be sleeping like his siblings. But this little rabbit is ready to play the night away on an outside adventure.

Bats are flying in the glow.
Fireflies come to say hello.
Moon’s a mirror lost in space –
Rabbit finds his little face.
Craters, lakes and mountains, too,
Whiskers tickle, ah-ah-choo!

Finally, after a glorious night under the moon, a tired little Rabbit settles down to sleep as the dawn is breaking. The softly toned illustrations in the colours of night sky across the hours, perfectly complement this engaging story for young readers. The endpapers cleverly reflect the traditional bedroom quilt shown in the beginning and ending of the story.

Themes: Bedtime story, Children, Moonlight, Rabbits, Rhyme.

Kathryn Beilby